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FMLA Insights
DOL Extends Comment Period for Proposed FMLA Regulations to April 30, 2012
By Jeff Nowak
On February 15, the Department of Labor published proposed regulations to the Family and Medical Leave Act in three specific areas: 1) Military Family Leave; 2) Flight Crew FMLA Eligibility; and 3)…
Labor Law Prof Blog
DOL Extends Comment Period on FMLA
Kenneth Shiotani (National Disability Rights Network) just informed us that the Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division has extended the deadline for submitting comments to FMLA proposed regulations. The…
Workforce Bulletin
Men Must be Allowed the Same Child Care Leave as Women
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
by Peter M. Panken and Jennifer A. Goldman Gary Ehrhard, an air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration asked for Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave to care for his…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
The Worst Case Scenario: Discussing Performance and FMLA Leave at the Same Time
Worst v. Glynn County School District (S.D. Ga. March 29, 2012) reminds employers that the best case scenario is to avoid connecting performance issues and leave. Worst, a third grade…
FMLA Insights
FMLA FAQ: Can an Employer Require an Employee to Make Up Time Taken as FMLA Leave?
By Jeff Nowak
Q: We have an employee who works four days per week. He regularly calls off work one day every other week due to his chronic bad back. Can we require…
Alabama Employment Law Report
DOL Issues New FMLA Forms
6 Medical Certification Forms used by employers for FMLA leave expired in December. The DOL has issued new forms, which expire on February 28, 2015. The new forms are available…
Alabama Employment Law Report
End of the First Quarter 2012 and Lots to Talk About
HB 56/Alabama's Immigration Law. I don't want to sound like a broken record, but....Sunday April 1 is the day HB 56 requires all employers in Alabama to use E-Verify for new…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Sharply Divided On FMLA Application to States: Two Decisions, Ten Opinions, One Constitutional Thicket
On the issue of whether states, as employers, may be liable for damages for violating the FMLA, it is fair to say that the U.S. Supreme Court lacks a consensus. On March…
GT L&E Blog
FMLA Liability Expanded to Individual Supervisors
In Haybarger v. Lawrence County Adult Prob. & Parole, the Third Circuit unanimously held that a supervisor, both in the private and public sectors, may be held individually liable for…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Decisions Only Your In-House Lawyer Could Love
In a post from earlier this week , I indicated that a new Appellate Court decision had some interesting points on wrongful discharge claim that were worth exploring. At the…